4.7 Apportionment methods (5)

Let us use the formula above to distribute seats from the example below.

There are 12 seats to distribute in an electoral district. 6 parties participate in elections. The table below shows the distribution of valid votes in the district.

\(i\) \(v_i\)
1 26000
2 19000
3 18500
4 16000
5 10000
6 3700
\(\sum\) 93200